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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Proposed 2014 Budget Encourages Private Investment in Infrastructure

by Frederic Ballard, Jr., Scott Cockerham, Charles Henck | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/15/2013

This week, the Obama administration released its proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year. Notably, the budget encourages private investment in infrastructure projects through various liberalizations of the tax laws relating...more

Wind Energy Gets a Second Breath of Life (News Note)

by Melissa Dewey Brumback on 1/4/2013

Have you been following the “fiscal cliff” debacle? Unless you spent the holiday season in a cave, the answer is probably YES. One interesting detail tucked away in the recently passed compromise legislation is the renewal...more

Restoring The Foundation: Assessing Construction In Progress

by Tiffany Kouri Spinella | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 11/20/2012

Originally published in the Connecticut Law Tribune - November 2, 2012. Legislature Amends Statutes, Overrules Court Decisions This supplements the article published on March 5, 2012 entitled "Changing the...more

Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Heats Up

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 4/9/2012

Tax Increment Finance continues to be a hot topic at the capitol. The House has its bill, HF2460, on the calendar for debate in the House. Many groups interested in economic development are following this legislation and are...more

California Supreme Court Kills Redevelopment Agencies. Now What?

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/17/2012

California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs) receive 12 percent of the state’s property tax revenue. In this economic climate, that put a bull's-eye on their heads. Upon taking office, Governor Brown pushed through legislation...more

Redevelopment Agencies: Dead, But Not Buried

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/6/2012

In California Redevelopment Assn. v. Matosantos, the California Supreme Court sealed the demise of the state’s nearly 400 redevelopment agencies. That decision, however, leaves myriad questions unresolved for communities and...more